TE AROHA AERO CLUB

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 757, 2 September 1929, Page 14

TE AROHA AERO CLUB

ADDRESS BY MR. D. MILL (From Our Own Correspondent) TE AROHA. Today. A well attended meeting of Aero Club enthusiasts was held in the Theatre Royal on Friday evening, to hear an address by Mr. Douglas Mill, who flew from Auckland. In introducing Mr. Mill the Mayor, Mr. R. Coulter, assured those present that the Borough Council intended to render what assistance It could in forwarding the project. Just to what ex* tent depended on legislation that was at present before Parliament. Mr. Mill stated that it was gratifying to learn that the local body was prepared to stand behind the scheme. In the last 14 months, said the speaker, 30 light airplanes had been imported into New Zealand. He favoured the Moth, as it cost roughly the same amount as a good car, and gave fast, pleasant transit—about m.p.h.—and did 22 miles to the gallonIts life was roughly 250,000 miles. Te Aroha was particularly well suited f° r an Aero Club, as there would be very little blind flying, and there were i®* numerable places suitable for forced landings. On the motion of the Mayor the original committee, comprising Messrs-.*• S. Board. H. Gills, Gus Walsh. Dempster and G. W. Johns, secretary, was unanimously returned. The meeting concluded with a hear 1 * vote of thanks to Mr. Mill.